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Firefly - The Ultimate Swiss Army Knife Accessory

$88,132

pledged of $28,000 goal

3,052

backers

Disclaimer: We want to make it abundantly clear to everyone that we are not affiliated with or endorsed in any way by Victorinox AG or their trademarked name Swiss Army. The Firefly is a patent pending aftermarket accessory designed by us for use with the Swiss Army knife.

What is the Firefly?

The Firefly is a custom sparking-steel fire starting tool designed to work seamlessly with a large variety of Swiss Army knives.

The Firefly is tailor made to replace the toothpick in a Swiss Army knife or tool, it is plug-and-play, and no knife modifications are required.

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Features.

The Firefly comes in two sizes:

The regular Firefly - for medium and large sized Swiss Army knives.

And the Firefly Mini - for smaller and Classic key chain style knives.

The Firefly is hard to lose:

The thumbnail grip on the end of the Firefly is a bright neon yellow-green, and it glows in the dark. It is highly visible both day and night.

The Firefly won't fall out. Even after many uses when much of it has been scraped away it still fits snugly.

Well used, but still fits snugly in place without falling out.

The Firefly is easy to use:

The Firefly fits easily into any Swiss Army Knife toothpick slot.

Fits Any Knife with a Toothpick

It also fits in Swiss Army tools with toothpicks.

The injection molded thumb grip makes the Firefly easy to remove for use.

The Firefly is easy to spark. It's custom mixed sparking material is about twice as easy to spark as a typical firesteel / ferrocerium rod.

The Firefly is designed to be a soft sparking steel, so it can be easily used with any sharp edged tool on the Swiss Army Knife.

Any of these tools can be used to start a fire.

The Firefly throws large, long-lasting sparks so it is easy to light a variety of tinders or fuel.

The Firefly is a tested design and its stronger:

As well as being easier to spark, it is also stronger.

We've been able to carefully tailor the sparking material mix to double the break strength of a typical ferrocerrium/firesteel mix.

On our testing rig the custom firefly sparking material measured twice as strong as conventional firesteel sparking material mixes, which means less breaking and more sparking.

The Firefly is a very capable fire starter, able to light many different types of tinder and fuel.

Light weight and takes up no space:

Using the toothpick slot as a holder for the Firefly means that no extra pocket bulk is added, and the Firefly weighs almost nothing.

No Bulky Pockets!

Pledge With Confidence.

We will ALWAYS Deliver!

We don't just create projects on kickstarter, we help fund them too, and we know how frustrating it is to pledge for a project that never delivers. We will never do that to our valued backers.

If you help us reach our funding goal we WILL deliver PERIOD.

Rewards.

Just click on the reward you want from the column at the left, enter the pledge amount and hit continue.

If you want more you can add that to your pledge amount.

For example: If you want the Firefly 8 Pack Early Bird reward, but you also want a Firefly Mini 3 Pack, just select the Firefly 8 Pack Early Bird reward and add in the additional amount of the Firefly Mini 3 Pack. You can tell us exactly what you pledged for once we send out your backer survey.

How many should I get? We recommend at least two per Swiss Army knife; one for practice and use, and one for a backup.

Meet The Team.

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Risks and challenges

We are well aware of the challenges that manufacturing can present and we are ready, willing, and equipped to meet those challenges. We've got grit!

SOL Water, our previous project, was a success, and it taught us a great deal more about manufacturing than we knew before we started that campaign.
SOL Water was a very complex project. We were able to develop and produce a new kind of plastic, make 3 different complex production lines of tooling, design and manufacture several injection molded parts, ship all of our product to our warehouse from overseas, and deliver all of the rewards to our backers, all on a very tight budget.
So, we've been around the block. You can check out the amazing SOL Water project and a link to purchase the product here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/740457940/sol-water-hydration-powered-by-the-sunAnd our website here: www.tortoisegear.com

The Firefly is a less complex project and we've done our homework. We are working with much more communicative suppliers, so there will not be long silent times. Our chosen final production manufacturer is in the USA within easy travel distance from our office if face to face communication is needed.

Support

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Pledge US$ 1 or more
About $1.00

It Only Takes a Spark!

You can feel the warmth of the Firefly. You love it and want to show your support, but you can’t pledge for the full product. Be part of the fire, it only takes a spark, we will keep you kindled and we appreciate your support. At this level you will get backer updates and stay informed. We will send a warm thank you your way!

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $10 or more
About $10

Spread the Fire (Early Bird Read First)

Warning! Exclusive reward! Limited quantity reward reserved for those who are dedicated to spreading the fire. This is a seriously good deal for those who are well connected and willing to help. Share the Firefly with your friends, on your favorite social media outlets, or submit a tip to your favorite blog. Write about it, blog about it, sing about it, post a video about it, just be on fire! You are the heart of the fire!
You will receive ONE Variety 4 pack
Want more than just the 4 pack? As with any reward tier, just add the additional amount of the other reward you want and let us know the details when we send out the survey.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $18 or more
About $18

Firefly Variety 4 Pack

You will receive TWO (2) regular Firefly fire starters. These will fit into the toothpick slot of medium and large Swiss Army knives.
And
You will receive TWO (2) Firefly Mini fire starters. These will fit into the toothpick or tweezers slot of small Swiss Army knives like the Classic.
Limited quantity for this ship date.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $18 or more
About $18

Firefly Variety 4 Pack

You will receive TWO (2) regular Firefly fire starters. These will fit into the toothpick slot of medium and large Swiss Army knives.
And
You will receive TWO (2) Firefly Mini fire starters. These will fit into the toothpick or tweezers slot of small Swiss Army knives like the Classic.
Limited quantity for this ship date.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $18 or more
About $18

Firefly Variety 4 Pack

You will receive TWO (2) regular Firefly fire starters. These will fit into the toothpick slot of medium and large Swiss Army knives.
And
You will receive TWO (2) Firefly Mini fire starters. These will fit into the toothpick or tweezers slot of small Swiss Army knives like the Classic.
Limited quantity for this ship date.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $30 or more
About $30

Firefly Variety 8 Pack (Early Bird)

You will receive FOUR (4) regular Firefly fire starters. These will fit into the toothpick slot of medium and large Swiss Army knives.
And
You will receive FOUR (4) Firefly Mini fire starters. These will fit into the toothpick or tweezers slot of small Swiss Army knives like the Classic.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $35 or more
About $35

Firefly Variety 8 Pack

You will receive FOUR (4) regular Firefly fire starters. These will fit into the toothpick slot of medium and large Swiss Army knives.
And
You will receive FOUR (4) Firefly Mini fire starters. These will fit into the toothpick or tweezers slot of small Swiss Army knives like the Classic.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $55 or more
About $55

Pyro Pack (Early Bird)

16 Fireflies! For the pyromaniac or Swiss Army knife hoarder. Share with a friend.
You tell us how many of each, Firefly or Firefly Mini. fire starters you want and we’ll send them to you.
Limited quantity for this ship date.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $60 or more
About $60

Pyro Pack

16 Fireflies! For the pyromaniac or Swiss Army knife hoarder. Share with a friend.
You tell us how many of each, Firefly or Firefly Mini. fire starters you want and we’ll send them to you.
Limited quantity for this ship date.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $100 or more
About $100

The ALLSPARK (SUPER Early Bird)

Firefly 32 pack! You tell us how many of each, Firefly or Firefly Mini. fire starters you want and we’ll send them to you.
That’s a total of THIRTY TWO Fireflies for the serious pyro or Swiss Army knife collector. You know who you are, you’re a SAK addict. Share with a friend.
A great investment, as this offer only comes around once.
Limited quantity for this ship date.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $105 or more
About $105

The ALLSPARK (Early Bird)

Firefly 32 pack! You tell us how many of each, Firefly or Firefly Mini. fire starters you want and we’ll send them to you.
That’s a total of THIRTY TWO Fireflies for the serious pyro or Swiss Army knife collector. You know who you are, you’re a SAK addict. Share with a friend.
A great investment, as this offer only comes around once.